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President of Armenia, President of the Chess Federation of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan chaired today the report and election convention of the Chess Federation of Armenia that took place at the Tigran Petrossian Chess House. As the press department at the president’s office reported, the participants of the convention discussed the progress report, covering the period from 2013 to 2017, set the main directions for the Federation’s forthcoming activities, listen to the report of the oversight commission of the Federation and held the elections of the Chairman of the Federation and the Board of the Federation.

In the framework of the agenda, the First Vice-Chair of the Federation Smbat Lputian, presented the report about the conducted works that was assessed as positive, while the Chairman of the oversight commission Armen Gevorgyan presented the commission report that was adopted by the delegates of the convention.

Afterwards, the elections of the Chairman of the Federation and the Board of the Federation took place with the President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan unanimously re-elected as the Chairman of the Chess Federation. The delegates of the convention discussed and approved the Board of the Federation and the composition of the oversight commission.

After the convention, the newly elected Board of the Federation held its first meeting. In accordance with the Charter of the Federation, the Board approved the candidatures of the Vice-Chairs, Executive Director, and Secretary General who are members of the Council of the Federation. Smbat Lputian was elected the first Vice Chair of the Federation, Vice Chairs are Taron Margarian, Levon Yolyan. Hrachik Tavadian was elected Executive Director, Michael Andreasyan was elected Secretary General. Vanik Zakarian was re-elected the Honorary Chairman of the Federation.

According to the release, President of Armenia, Chairman of the Chess Federation of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan awarded two veterans of the Federation Yuri Arustamian and Alyosha Khachatryan with Tigran Petrossian Gold Medal.